The 2025-2026 GPSC Executive Council and Chief Justice, top row from left: Erik Breidinger, president; Md Rashedul Hasan, vice president; Domingo Antonio Feliz Carela, secretary, Kylie Lovett; and bottom: Jean Morales Orocu, president pro-tempore; Sarah Shelby, chief justice.
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Graduate students have elected their executive Graduate and Professional Student Congress officials for the 2025-26 academic year. Next year's GPSC executive committee includes:
- Erik Breidinger, a geosciences Ph.D. student, who will serve as the 2025-26 graduate student body president.
- Md Rashedul Hasan, a industrial engineering Ph.D. student, who will serve as the 2025-26 graduate student body vice president
- Kylie Lovett, a Ph.D. student in health, human performance and recreation, who will serve as the 2025-26 graduate student treasurer.
- Domingo Antonio Feliz Carela, pursuing a master's degree of public administration, who will serve as the 2025-26 graduate student secretary.
In addition, two individuals were elected to serve on the 2025-26 GPSC Executive Council and Judiciary:
- Sarah Shelby, an animal science Ph.D. student, was elected by the graduate student body to serve as chief justice for 2025-26
- Jean Morales Orocu, a materials science and engineering Ph.D. student, who was elected internally by GPSC Assembly members to serve on the Executive Council as president pro-tempore for 2025-26
In the general election, students also had the opportunity to select At-Large Representatives to represent their specific colleges. The 2025-26 are:
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
- Saydul Md Safwa
- Akwasi Tagoe
- Sumanjot Kaur
College of Education and Health Professions
Sam M. Walton College of Business
College of Engineering
- Darlington Ehijie Imhanzuaria
- Kon Kon Das
- Damilola Fadipe
Graduate School and International Education
At-Large Representative seats not filled in this election will be filled as at-large seats during the fall 2025 GPSC DSO and At-Large Representatives Election.
In the general election, the graduate student body also voted in favor of passing a referendum to support the Graduate Student Activity Fee being increased with the end goal of the fee being $3.01 per credit by the beginnning of fall 2028.
General elections were conducted on April 15-17 with a subsequent run-off election April 22-25. On April 26, the GPSC elections chair certified the results of the election and announced the results on April 26.